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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, October 21st, 2020. Later in the program, you will hear coverage of the first governor’s debate in Indianapolis. The three candidates for Governor clashed over how to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and how to fund schools in Indiana. More on that later in the show. Also coming up in the next half …

This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, September 11th, 2020. Later in the program, we present a new podcast on the WFHB Local News titled Prescription for Healthcare. In this week’s episode, Karen Green Stone talks to Dr. Rob Stone, former emergency physician about healthcare reform in the U.S. Also coming up, we breakdown Governor Eric Holcomb’s latest update …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020. Later in the program, you will hear from Scott Shackleford, Cyber Security Program Chair at IU-Bloomington, about a recent study on election security. That’s coming up in today’s feature report. Local News Brief Monroe County reported 55 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the second highest number of confirmed …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 10th, 2020. WFHB News Director Kade Young covers Tuesday night’s protest at the Monroe County Courthouse. Also, Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment. But first, your local headlines. In between May 3rd and June 9th, there were 339 new positive cases of Covid-19 in Indiana, according to the state health …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 8th, 2020. Later in the program, Kade Young and Sydney Foreman talked to two organizers of the Enough is Enough protest on Friday. Also Nicholas DiBrita has an interview from that protest. In today’s show, you will also hear A Few Minutes with the Mayor. But first, we have a report …

This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, May 29th, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young talks to activist group Hoosier Action on their efforts to extend the moratorium on evictions in the state. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Alex Dederer talks about the reopening of parks in Monroe County. But …

Your local headlines: Indiana saw 815 new positive cases and 55 new deaths from coronavirus. Over 1,200 new tests have been issued. State officials said earlier this week that Indiana will continue to withhold Covid-19 nursing home data from the public. Instead, the state will accept self reported numbers from nursing homes. Governor Eric Holcomb said incorrectly that nursing homes …

Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Friday, March 13th, 2020. Here are your headlines: Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission discussed a redesign to the Kiln adaptive reuse petition during their March 12th meeting. The petitioner discussed building design changes. The petitioner also included a historic light steel rail line detached C-channel awning and railing. He said storm water will drain …

In today’s segment we brought you news that Monroe County Council member Eric Spoonmore is urging community members to comment on a rate hike requested by Duke Energy. Monroe County Council member Shelli Yoder announced today she will resign her council position effective October 31st. Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton has announced he has invited The Bridge Initiative, an organization housed …

The Monroe County Council has approved using $250,000 of public safety tax revenue for a comprehensive review of the county’s criminal justice system. The county is hiring Inclusivity Strategic Consulting and RJS Justice Services to conduct the review. The goal is to incorporate more restorative justice features into the criminal justice system, and improve efficiency. The Monroe County Commissioners have …